Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held from 17 September to 1 October 2000 at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Penrith Whitewater Stadium for the slalom.
The repechage rounds that ran from Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996 were eliminated in the sprint events while qualifying rounds were added to the slalom events.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Germany |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Norway |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Slovakia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Romania |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Poland |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Cuba |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Israel |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Slalom[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C1 | Tony Estanguet
|
Michal Martikan
|
Juraj Mincik
|
| Men's C2 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner
|
Krzysztof Kolomanski Michal Staniszewski
|
Marek Jiras Tomas Mader
|
| Men's K1 | Thomas Schmidt
|
Paul Ratcliffe
|
Pierpaolo Ferrazzi
|
| Women's K1 | Stepanka Hilgertova
|
Brigitte Guibal
|
Anne-Lise Bardet
|
Sprint[]
Men[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 500 metres | Gyorgy Kolonics
|
Maxim Opalev
|
Andreas Dittmer
|
| C1 1000 metres | Andreas Dittmer
|
Ledys Frank Balceiro
|
Steve Giles
|
| C2 500 metres | Ferenc Novak Imre Pulai
|
Pawel Baraszkiewicz Daniel Jedraszko
|
Florin Popescu Mitica Pricop
|
| C2 1000 metres | Florin Popescu Mitica Pricop
|
Leobaldo Pereira Ibrahin Rojas
|
Lars Kober Stefan Utess
|
| K1 500 metres | Knut Holmann
|
Petar Merkov
|
Michael Kolganov
|
| K1 1000 metres | Knut Holmann
|
Petar Merkov
|
Tim Brabants
|
| K2 500 metres | Zoltan Kammerer Botond Storcz
|
Daniel Collins Andrew Trim
|
Ronald Rauhe Tim Wieskoetter
|
| K2 1000 metres | Beniamino Bonomi Antonio Rossi
|
Henrik Nilsson Markus Oscarsson
|
Krisztian Bartfai Krisztian Vereb
|
| K4 1000 metres | Hungary Gabor Horvath Zoltan Kammerer Botond Storcz Akos Vereckei |
Germany Bjoern Bach Jan Schaefer Stefan Ulm Mark Zabel |
Poland Dariusz Bialkowski Grzegorz Kotowicz Adam Seroczynski Marek Witkowski |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 metres | Josefa Idem Guerrini
|
Caroline Brunet
|
Katrin Borchert
|
| K2 500 metres | Birgit Fischer Katrin Wagner
|
Katalin Kovacs Szilvia Szabo
|
Aneta Pastuszka Beata Sokolowska
|
| K4 500 metres | Germany Birgit Fischer Manuela Mucke Anett Schuck Katrin Wagner |
Hungary Rita Koban Katalin Kovacs Szilvia Szabo Erzsebet Viski |
Romania Raluca Andreea Ionita Mariana Limbau Elena Radu Sanda Toma |
Statistics[]
- There were 330 total athletes from 47 countries.
- Inna Osypenko was the youngest participant with 18 years and 7 days.
- Jacob Haller was the oldest participant with 43 years and 49 days.
- 8 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Hungary won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Slovakia won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Norway won 2 gold medals, more than in any other sport.
- Israel won its first-ever medal in the sport and its only medal of this edition of the Olympic Games.